Every Sunday, football fans across the country anxiously await their teams’ match-ups—saddling up to sport bars, piling onto friends’ couches, or settling into their recliners to catch the game. But what if your team hasn’t sold out its stadium? Since 1975, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) had the ability to prohibit cable and satellite operators …

Uber, Lyft, Sidecar and other ridesharing apps have changed the landscape of the for-hire vehicle service. The success of the ridesharing companies has had a serious impact on profit and operation of taxi and limo companies in competing markets. For example, taxis at Raleigh-Durham International Airport estimate the cost to travel to Raleigh is $30.80 …

The law enforcement community has advocated that Apple iOS 8’s standard password encryption settings as well as Google’s intention to make encryption from an option to the default will result in an inability of law enforcement to access important information with a warrant when lives are at stake. Apple released a press statement two weeks …

Google’s push for the self-driving automobile, click here, and Google Glass, click here, has sparked some interesting questions. Questions that possibly only this author is asking. But questions, nonetheless, that all should contemplate. It seems inevitable that Google will soon mirror the plotline foretold in James Cameron’s The Terminator, click here, becoming self-aware and shedding …

Whispers began floating around this week that the FCC will begin allowing filmmakers to operate drones in on movie sets. This will be the second set of exceptions made by the FAA for commercial drone use, the first being a pair a permits leased to companies for use in remote areas of Alaska, and making …

If you’ve watched televised sports or ESPN lately, you have no doubt noticed the incredible proliferation of commercials promoting “one day fantasy sports leagues.” They generally feature some supposedly average Joe who is now bicep-curling bags of cash hard won playing fantasy football. If you’re anything like me you have two thoughts every time you …

Imagine your doctor shaking his head disapprovingly as you take that last bite of your morning doughnut. Since Medicare began levying penalties (up to 2%) against hospitals that have a high re-admittance rate, some health care providers have begun using credit card data from third party personal financial data providers (like Axicom and Lexis) to …

The death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri last month sparked a large controversy and a discussion regarding the interactions that take place between police officers and civilians. Many people question if officers are being held appropriately responsible for the actions they take while on duty, and if eye-witness testimony is the most reliable source …

Do you have dreams of going to Mars? Well, if so, earlier this week that dream took one step closer to being reality for not just astronauts but for everyone. It was announced that Boeing and SpaceX were award a $6.8 billion dollar NASA contract to take American astronauts to space. Boeing received $4.2 billion …

Since the advent of the Internet, people have utilized the veil of anonymity to say things they would never dare to in face-to-face conversation. Nowhere is this “internet tough guy” attitude more noticeable than in online gaming, social media, and message boards. Anyone who has ever played Call of Duty can tell you that the …